EP 0864118 B1 20000816 - DONOR ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR THERMAL DYE TRANSFER BY LASER
Title (en)
DONOR ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR THERMAL DYE TRANSFER BY LASER
Title (de)
DONORELEMENTE UND VERFAHREN FÜR THERMISCHE FARBSTOFFÜBERTRAGUNG DURCH LASER
Title (fr)
ELEMENTS DONNEURS ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES POUR TRANSFERT THERMIQUE DE COLORANT PAR LASER
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9618970 W 19961127
- US 56454695 A 19951129
- US 75771796 A 19961126
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9720252A1] Donor elements, assemblages, and associated processes are described for use in a laser-induced thermal transfer process, said elements comprising in the order listed (a) at least one flexible ejection layer comprising a first polymer having a decomposition temperature T1 and characteristic glass transition temperatures of Tg<0> and Tg<1> for unplasticized and plasticized polymer samples, respectively, wherein the tensile modulus of the flexible ejection layer (s) structure is less than or equal to 2.5 Gigapascals; (b) at least one heating layer; (c) at least one transfer layer comprising (i) a second polymer having a decomposition temperature T2, wherein T2>/=(T1 + 100) and (ii) an imageable component, with the proviso in some embodiments that an inflexible support substrate is absent in the donor element at least during the thermal transfer process or in other embodiments that a support is absent in the donor element at least during the thermal transfer process. These donor elements are useful in proofing and lithographic printing applications. Asssemblages made with these donor elements are useful for fabrication of photomasks on various photohardenable materials, including flexographic printing plates and photoresists. These photomasks are useful in creating a relief image with a photosensitive element, such as flexographic printing plate or a photoresist.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G03F 7/004 (2006.01); B41C 1/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 5/395 (2006.01); B41M 5/40 (2006.01); B41M 5/41 (2006.01); B41M 5/42 (2006.01); B41M 5/44 (2006.01); B41M 5/46 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); G03C 1/498 (2006.01); G03F 1/00 (2012.01); G03F 7/34 (2006.01); G03F 7/40 (2006.01); B41M 5/24 (2006.01); H05K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41M 5/38214 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 5/42 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 5/44 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 7/0045 (2013.01 - EP US); G03F 1/68 (2013.01 - EP US); G03F 7/202 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 5/41 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 2205/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 2205/30 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 3/0079 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 3/0082 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 430/146 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 430/165 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9720252 A1 19970605; DE 69609860 D1 20000921; DE 69609860 T2 20010412; EP 0864118 A1 19980916; EP 0864118 B1 20000816; JP 2002517163 A 20020611; JP 3421054 B2 20030630; US 5766819 A 19980616
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9618970 W 19961127; DE 69609860 T 19961127; EP 96942074 A 19961127; JP 52064197 A 19961127; US 75771796 A 19961126